The average cost of a dental cleaning in the U.S. is $163, compared to $89 in Germany.
Healthnews.com recently ranked the U.S. as having the most expensive dental care.
To create the ranking, Healthnews collected data on the costs of essential dental treatments across the seven major industrial countries, including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the U.S. The ranking is based on costs for cleanings, crowns, root canals and tooth extractions.
Here is the average cost for these procedures in each of the seven countries:
United States
Cleanings: $163
Crowns: $1,052
Root canals: $838
Tooth extractions: $305
Canada
Cleanings: $136
Crowns: $989
Root canals: $542
Tooth extractions: $198
United Kingdom
Cleanings: $92
Crowns: $627
Root canals: $482
Tooth extractions: $238
France
Cleanings: $115
Crowns: $418
Root canals: $436
Tooth extractions: $126
Japan
Cleanings: $121
Crowns: $460
Root canals: $327
Tooth extractions: $204
Germany
Cleanings: $89
Crowns: $323
Root canals: $391
Tooth extractions: $113
Italy
Cleanings: $78
Crowns: $308
Root canals: $256
Tooth extractions: $97